The Still Point

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At the turn of the twentieth century, Arctic explorer Edward Mackley sets out to reach the North Pole and vanishes into the icy landscape without a trace. He leaves behind a young wife, Emily, who awaits his return for decades, her dreams and devotion gradually freezing into rigid widowhood. A hundred years later, on a sweltering mid-summeras day, Edwardas great-grand-niece Julia moves through the old family house, attempting to impose some order on the clutter of inherited belongings and memories from that ill-fated expedition, and taking care to ignore the deepening cracks within her own marriage. But as afternoon turns into evening, Julia makes a discovery that splinters her long-held image of Edward and Emilyas romance, and her husband Simon faces a precipitous choice that will decide the future of their relationship. Sharply observed and deeply engaging, The Still Point is a powerful literary debut and a moving meditation on the distances a geographical and emotional a that can exist between two people.... lowered upon lowlier occupants, is now largely a repository for the junk and
detritus of the last three generations a some of Julia and Simona#39;s old furniture
has been stashed here among the serviceable old servantsa#39; beds and wardrobes
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The Still Point

Author

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Amy Sackville

Publisher

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Granta - 2010-04-01

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